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Welfare Centre Manager

134214 · Sedentary

Career data Close match

Early childhood education managers oversee teaching programmes and other activities in early childhood centres. They manage resources and staff, and work with children and parents.

Most common salary $66k – $96k
Upper salary up to $115k
Training 3 years

Description

Plans, organises, directs, controls and co-ordinates a centre, programme or project concerned with social welfare support.

Typical work tasks

  • Provides overall direction and management for the service, facility, organisation or centre; co-ordinates and administers health and welfare programmes and clinical services; monitors and evaluates resources devoted to health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment, training and other community facilities and centres; controls administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services; liaises with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare service cooperation and coordination; represents the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums; controls selection, training and supervision of staff.

Typical work environment

  • Frequently works indoors in offices and meeting rooms situated within a health centre, hospital or community-based facility.
  • Work spaces will usually be heated, ventilated, clean and well maintained.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • This is sedentary work with a requirement for frequent sitting in offices or in meetings.
  • Stands and walks frequently in office and clinical areas.
  • Lifting, carrying or pulling is not a significant feature of the job.
  • Bending, squatting, crouching, stretching, twisting or climbing is not a significant component of the job.
  • There is an occasional to frequent requirement for repetitive hand and finger movements when using hand-held objects including pens, calculators and using a keyboard and mouse.
  • Driving may be required on an occasional basis.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, public speaking, financial, organisational, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making capabilities.
Entry signal Reviewed

Requires a substantial formal qualification.

Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 1
Next-day ready No

How this was determined (model-generated): Welfare centre manager: tertiary qualification or 5 yrs experience; no licence gate.

Entry Requirements

  • A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.